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Extra patrols on Veterans Memorial Bridge aim to curb speeding, enhance safety
BROOKE COUNTY, W.Va. — As summer travel begins heading toward its peak days, construction on the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Brooke County continues to cause headaches for drivers. NEWS9’s Bill Steinbach spoke with Weirton Police Chief Charlie Kush about how his department is monitoring the challenges. "On top...
Pa. nursing home to close; 124 people to be laid off
A nursing home in Pittsburgh plans to close. The Pittsburgh Nursing & Rehab Center filed a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act) notice with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry informing the state that the facility at 550 S. Negley Ave. is closing. One hundred and twenty-four people will be laid off.
Social media star ‘Pittsburgh Dad’ to sign whiskey bottles at Robinson Fine Wine & Good Spirits
Social media star Curt Wootton, famously known as “Pittsburgh Dad,” will be signing bottles of Irish whiskey at the Robinson Towne Centre Fine Wine & Good Spirits this weekend.
Two injured in Pennsylvania Turnpike crash overnight
LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) – Two people were injured in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike late Sunday night. Pennsylvania State Police say a York Haven woman was driving 40 MPH with hazard lights flashing in the westbound lane around mile marker 254.5 at 11:12 p.m. A second vehicle...
PA farmer, employee sentenced for killing birds with pesticide
(WJET/WFXP) — A western Pennsylvania farmer and one of his employees were recently sentenced by a federal judge for using toxic banned pesticides to kill protected birds migrating in the area. Beaver County farmer, 52-year-old Robert Yost of New Galilee, PA was sentenced to a year of probation, a $21,000 fine, and 100 hours of […]
Pittsburgh maternity experts skeptical of Florida law allowing out-of-hospital C-sections
Pittsburgh-area childbirth experts say they are skeptical of a new Florida law that would allow the creation of “advanced birth centers” in the state, where doctors could deliver babies vaginally or by C-section outside of a hospital. Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill in March, creating a...
Crews begin tearing down historic Sammis Power Plant in Stratton
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — Deconstruction of the Sammis Power Plant off Ohio 7 in Stratton has begun. The plant, which closed just more than a year ago, has crews working on site to bring down the facility. Construction of the plant began in 1956 with the facility opening for...
Two people flown to a Pittsburgh hospital following a rollover crash in Beaver County
RACCOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) - Two people had to be flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh after a crash in Beaver County. Police were called to Route 1521 in Raccoon Township around 5 p.m. on Saturday evening for a single-vehicle crash. The crash, according to dispatch, was a rollover crash and two people were inside the vehicle at the time. The condition of the two people is unknown at this time. Raccoon Township Police are investigating the cause of the crash. This a developing story, stay with KDKA for the latest.
Biz in the Valley: Gourmet popcorn boutique moves to Beaver Falls, new Taco Bell in Aliquippa
Biz in the Valley is a monthly roundup of business happenings in the Beaver Valley and beyond. To submit an item, email csuttles00@gmail.com. A popular gourmet popcorn shop reopened a physical location in Beaver Falls last month – roughly three years after closing its brick-and-mortar store in New Brighton.
Editorial: Pride is a colorful celebration of acceptance
A rainbow is just a trick of the light. There isn’t really a ribbon of color stretched across the sky. It’s just the way the sun falls through a mist of water suspended in the air after precipitation. The water acts like a cut-glass crystal, slicing through the light to divide the brightness into its component parts of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
Thousands of people visit Pittsburgh to see Kenny Chesney, celebrate Pride, enjoy festivities
There was a ton of excitement outside of Acrisure Stadium as thousands of Kenny Chesney fans made their way to the North Shore for the country music superstar’s show in Pittsburgh.
Police surround a pro-Palestine encampment at Pitt
Last night, Pro-Palestine protesters returned to the University of Pittsburgh to reinstate their encampment on the Lawn of the Cathedral of Learning around 5 p.m. Protesters rushed to construct a barricade from wooden planks and wire fencing while University Police, State Troopers and other departments dispatched dozens of officers on the scene. By 7 p.m. Police had barricaded the protesters inside their own encampment, blocking access to outside food and water. By 8 p.m. Police arrested protester, Don Johnson for trying to bring supplies into the encampment. Later in the evening, Protestors rushed the lawn to throw food and water into the encampment, they were forcefully pushed back to the sidewalk. The standoff lasted through the night; protesters remain in their encampment this morning.
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